David Essex

In America, David Essex is thought of as a one-hit wonder who scored a major hit with the 1973 single "Rock On" and soon faded from view. However, in the United Kingdom and Europe, Essex has been a major star since the early '70s, first rising to fame in the original London production of Godspell and making an impressive big-screen debut in the film That'll Be the Day. Since then, Essex has been a hardy perennial in British show business, an actor and singer who appeared regularly on the London stage and U.K. television, as well as releasing a long series of recordings. Early ...